Wichita eagle., 1887-10-08
PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD
i n Session Yesterday With Coed Attendance
Ladies' ynodical Report.

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in the First Presbyterian church Of this cit,
and spent the first half hour in devotiona
services. Visiting brethren present were in
vited to sit as corresponding members
Rev. W. c. Porter, D. D., chairman of tn
standing committee on the beard of foreieI
missions, reported considerable progress il
the benevolent contributions Of the synod
The discussion of this report was made th.
order for the evening session and Rev. J. F
Hendy. D. D., OF Emporia, was chosen *
make the opening address.
The suggestion of the committee that 6
sYnodical missionary beappointed to take the
supervision of that work within The bounds
of the synod elected spirited and lengthy
discussion, after which the request was
granted.
| The Rev. Irwin, ID. D. assistant secretary
of the board of home missions, entertained
the synod with an earnest address on behalf
Of that important work. The speaker dwelt
upon the size and grandeur of the Presby-
terian church as represented in the great
| state of Kansas, the great necessity and i'm
portance of increased contributions to the
treasury of the Lord, and the ways and
means most efficient in raising the $4,000
called for by the general sseembly for the
coming year.
| Rev. Wilson, moderator Of the synod, fol-
| lowed in an earnest, telling speech, delivered
from personal and practical standpoint.
Rev. DR.. Storrs, secretary Of the Ameri-
Sr intr tn
synod, and spoke briefly of the work Of that
| important organization. committee was
appointed to draft resolutions relative to the
claims and operations of this arm Of the
church. One member from each presbytery
was chosen to constitute a committee on col
leges.
Rev. Duncan Brown D. D., president of
Highland University, spoke with special ref
erence to the special question OF how to
raise up men, qualified and adapted to &C
complish the great work to be performed.
A paper from the Rev. jackson OF the
United Presbyterian church on the observ
ance of the Sabbath, was listened to with
interest.
Rev. D. C. Miner, chairman Of the COM
mittee On Sabbath schools, presented an in
teresting and encouraging report which was
received and adopted.
Practical facts and suggestions growing
out Of this important field Of christian labor
were clearly and forcibly set forth by Drs
Page, Goodale and others.
The committee whose duty it was to select
o|a tolAl TO of
synodical missionary, reported the name of
Rev. S. B. Fleming of Arkansas City. The
report was approved and the choice Of the
committee unanimously concurred in. The
sy nod took recess until nine o'clock this
morning
1t is with feelings of greatest pleasure that
we note this ecclesiastical body now repre-
sents three hundred and sixty churches with
in its bounds, one hundred and eighty min
listers, and twenty thousands communicates
upon the roll, this being the eighteenth an
nual meeting since the reunion of the old and
new school branches.
EVENING SESSION.
Despite the extreme inclemency of the
weather last evening the meeting o. the
synod was well attended. The services were
opened with prayer by the Rev. Lackey,
d. d.
Rev. W. C. Porter, D. D., Of Fort Scott,
addressed the meeting on the work Of foreign
missions. The speaker only introduced the
subject and dwelt briefly on a few leading
facts as to what God had done in heather
lands.
Mrs. J. W. Hanna, of Emporia, was intro
duced and read the annual report of the
Ladies Missionary society, which is as fol-
lows:
LADIES sYNODICAL REPORT.
A year ago we wrote upon our banner the
Waldensian watchword For the love of
Christ and in His nsme.n Did we count the
CT st? The German Sigismurd subdued his
enemies and then converted them into friends
and allies. Such a vicio or is our Christ. But
to fathom the mystery of this subtle tt aus
formation from hostile hate to loyal love
may have cost US cutting off of right hands |
the tests | wish might bring before you |
in rapid stereopticon views the glimpses of |
heart-iife often revealed by the calcium |
light, of page or even the sen tence of let |
ter; the burdens Of Heterogeneous; the re- |
pressed longings; arrested steps; weary con-
sciousness of overtaxed powers; ministries I
Of pain; the resisting of apathy the yielding |
of preferences to C ncIliate unreasonable de- |
mands; the sacrifice of cherished plans to |
become all things to all women. Yes; many |
OF our workers are solving the gospel para |
dox: "He that loseth his life for my sake |
shall find it," But turn the canvas, and a |
contrasting panorama comes: Increased |
activity" ''Our meetings bless ss, if the |
good reaches no fa ther,n New members |
members Of our church counted in our |
missionary society,"" big people and little |
organized" always have excellent meet |
lngs," 1.-The thank-offering service enriched |
our own church quickening us to advanced |
effort, as well as largely increasing our |
gifts
Our report would indeed be graphic would |
time permit Us to but skim for you the cream /
of our correspondence. But ours must needs |
be composite photography" placing our
future upon anotber-and Yet upon another
hoping to gather but the prominent fea-
lures Of the work. Last spring closed the
decennial year of the southwest board, 10
which our synodical society is auxiliary.
From the presidents address we quote the
full of women, banded together by the con-
strain ing love of Christ, to work for him and
bring f, rth fruits unto his praise and glory,
lifted up our eyes upon the fields white to
the harvest, and behold there was great
multitude ready TO perish for the Bread OF
Life And We like the little lad, had but
five barley loaves and two small fishes; 81
what were these among so msnys But Jesus
was in our midst, and in faith we brought |
them to Him, and He has taken of our small
things and made them great; and where we
have been faithful multitudes have been fed
" ith heavenly mama, and we are the richer
by twelve baskets full y As we In Kansas
cast down our measuring line" We find the